6.5.Â Finance

For managing personal finances on a FreeBSD desktop, some
powerful and easy-to-use applications can be installed. Some
are compatible with widespread file formats, such as the formats
used by Quicken and
Excel.

This section covers these programs:

Application Name

Resources Needed

Installation from Ports

Major Dependencies

GnuCash

light

heavy

GNOME

Gnumeric

light

heavy

GNOME

KMyMoney

light

heavy

KDE

6.5.1.Â GnuCash

GnuCash is part of the
GNOME effort to provide
user-friendly, yet powerful, applications to end-users.
GnuCash can be used to keep track
of income and expenses, bank accounts, and stocks. It
features an intuitive interface while remaining
professional.

GnuCash provides a smart
register, a hierarchical system of accounts, and many keyboard
accelerators and auto-completion methods. It can split a
single transaction into several more detailed pieces.
GnuCash can import and merge
Quicken QIF files. It also handles
most international date and currency formats.

To install the GnuCash
package:

#pkg install gnucash

If the package is not available, use the Ports
Collection:

#cd /usr/ports/finance/gnucash#make install clean

6.5.2.Â Gnumeric

Gnumeric is a spreadsheet
program developed by the GNOME
community. It features convenient automatic guessing of user
input according to the cell format with an autofill system
for many sequences. It can import files in a number of
popular formats, including Excel,
Lotus 1-2-3, and
Quattro Pro. It has a large number
of built-in functions and allows all of the usual cell formats
such as number, currency, date, time, and much more.

To install Gnumeric as a
package:

#pkg install gnumeric

If the package is not available, use the Ports
Collection:

#cd /usr/ports/math/gnumeric#make install clean

6.5.3.Â KMyMoney

KMyMoney is a personal finance
application created by the KDE
community. KMyMoney aims to
provide the important features found in commercial personal
finance manager applications. It also highlights ease-of-use
and proper double-entry accounting among its features.
KMyMoney imports from standard
Quicken QIF files, tracks
investments, handles multiple currencies, and provides a
wealth of reports.